Stephanie Fagan, LICSW

Stephanie Fagan is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) practicing in West Virginia with ten years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and LGBT issues. She aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and supported.

Her approach centers on building an open, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what is most worrying them. Sessions focus on understanding current problems and finding practical ways to cope. Conversations are straightforward and aimed at helping clients name feelings and identify small, doable changes.

Stephanie has worked with a wide range of concerns that often overlap, such as mood disorders, postpartum depression, and post-traumatic stress. She also has experience addressing chronic pain, illness, disability, and issues related to autism and intellectual disability. This background supports a flexible way of responding to each person’s situation.

She pays attention to how life roles and relationships affect well-being, including parenting stresses, blended family challenges, and communication problems. Topics like fertility, fatherhood issues, and first responder stress are also within her scope of work. The goal is to help people find clearer paths through hard moments.

Stephanie invites people to take the next step when they are ready. She supports clients through steady, practical conversations rather than quick fixes. The focus is on realistic progress that fits the client’s life and goals.

Approaches that guide online care

Stephanie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical coping, emotional understanding, and gradual change. One common approach emphasizes learning concrete skills to manage anxiety and stress, teaching ways to notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral experiments to reduce worry. This helps with day-to-day anxiety and mood management.

Another approach she uses helps people process traumatic experiences and reduce the hold those memories have on daily life. Work in this area aims to help clients talk through what happened at a comfortable pace and build stronger ways to handle triggers and flashbacks.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Clients and the therapist review what’s working and adjust the plan together over time.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session options before booking so you know which formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce commute time, and allow for shorter check-ins when that suits a day at work. It also lets clients keep continuity of care when life circumstances make in-person visits difficult. Licensed professionals adapt their methods to work well through remote sessions while focusing on practical progress.